This article is about koalas, but stay with me, it directly connects with the infant microbiome.... Just like in humans, koala microbiomes vary by population and contain different species of bacteria with diet being an important factor - "You are what you eat, it seems, even if you’re...

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The largest ever study on neonatal microbiomes was published in Nature (Sept 18th, 2019). The study found babies born by C-section have an altered gut microbiome when compared to babies born vaginally. IMAGE CREDIT By Drizzypal - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,...

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Wow wow wow - new research highlighting the amazingness and wondrous diversity in the human microbiome! It's estimated that there are one billion trillion stars in the observable universe. And guess what? New research finds that "there may be more genes in the...

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Brilliant list of microbiome-friendly suggestions for a healthier gut and improved mood from an article by Harvard Medical School on the gut-brain connection. "- Eat whole foods and avoid packaged or processed foods, which are high in unwanted food additives and preservatives...

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Wow. An amazing microbiome discovery. For the first time, new research shows that changes in the gut microbiome is connected with chronic pain, specifically fibromyalgia. "In a paper published today in the journal Pain, a Montreal-based research team has shown, for the first time, that...

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Eye-opening new research (using animal models) shows how social stress changes the gut microbiome, which in turn could lead to self-destructive changes in the immune system. This could provide clues for autoimmune disorders which affect 1 in 5 people. The social stress was mice being put...

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Fascinating new research finds evidence that a fetus could be exposed to some of the mother's bacteria before birth. The "main seeding event" for founding the infant microbiome happens during birth (after the water's break) with the baby acquiring the mother's vaginal and gut microbes (if...

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Lactobacilli are my favourite bacteria because they are crucial to women's reproductive health. Lactobacilli are the dominant species of bacteria in the vaginal microbiome in healthy women. And they play a crucial role in conception (as discussed within our full 9 hour course) and in pregnancy -...

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Exposure to antibiotics during early life can increase the risk of childhood obesity - but new research indicates that TIMING IS CRUCIAL. From the abstract: "Decreased growth was observed after antibiotics in the first week of life, whereas increased growth was observed after later...

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